Journal of Semnan University of Medical Sciences
Association between ear lobe crease and cerebrovascular accidents
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Introduction: Cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) are the third and second common cause of death and morbidity in the world, respectively. Since high levels of serum lipids and atherosclerosis are one the risk factors of CVA, and also there are some reports about relation between atherosclerosis and earlobe crease (ELC), the present study was performed to verify any association between ELC and CVA. Materials and Methods: This study was designed as a case-control study. 55 patients with CVA (case group) and 55 patients without CVA (control group) were selected, and then presence of ELC and serum levels of cholesterol, LDL, HDL were measured in both control and case groups. Results: The prevalence of ELC in CVA patients was more than without CVA (%74.1 vs. %26.8- p
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